Terms and Concepts in Sphere XG

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This chapter provides an overview of terms and concepts used in Sphere XG and how they are related.

Workspace

A workspace in Sphere XG organizes all projects, groups, and user permissions in a single environment. Workspaces can be structured in different ways, for example, by department, project category, or client. Users and teams who are invited to a workspace become members. They can be assigned roles at the workspace, group, or project level based on their required access requirements.

Project

A project contains scans, point clouds, 360° photos, floor plans, CAD models, VideoMode captures, etc. It also contains features provided by Sphere XG, for example sheets, measurements, annotations and tags.

The project management in Sphere XG is organized in groups. When a project is created, you must assign the project to a group and select a Project Manager who must be a member of this group.

You can create projects directly in Sphere XG and then upload data. Or you can synchronize Sphere XG with FARO SCENE or FARO Connect to upload an already existing project.

Group

Groups in Sphere XG help you organize and manage related projects. Each group has one or more users with a Group Manager role. These users can create and edit the group and assign the Project Manager role for the projects of the group.

Team

A team in Sphere XG is a collection of users grouped together for easier permission management. All users in a team are treated equally within the team structure. When you assign permissions to a team, all team members receive the same permissions. Teams can be members of workspaces, groups, or projects, and can be assigned appropriate roles at each level. This simplifies access management when multiple users need identical permissions.

Members

In Sphere XG, the term members refers to users or teams that have been assigned to workspaces, projects, or groups.